Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
EMBO J. 2021 Jan 15;40(2):e107097. doi: 10.15252/embj.2020107097. Epub 2020 Dec 21.
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are central adaptors that decode genetic information during translation and have been long considered static cellular components. However, whether dynamic changes in tRNAs and tRNA-derived fragments actively contribute to gene regulation remains debated. In this issue, Huh et al (2020) highlight tyrosine tRNA fragmentation at the nexus of an evolutionarily conserved adaptive codon-based stress response that fine-tunes translation to restrain growth in human cells.
转移 RNA(tRNA)是在翻译过程中解码遗传信息的核心适配器,长期以来一直被视为静态细胞成分。然而,tRNA 及其衍生片段的动态变化是否积极参与基因调控仍存在争议。在本期杂志中,Huh 等人(2020 年)强调了酪氨酸 tRNA 片段化在进化上保守的基于适应密码子的应激反应的交汇点,这种反应可以精细调节翻译,从而抑制人类细胞的生长。